Agenda item

The Committee received a reserved matters application detailing, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for junior football pitches and tennis courts with associated infrastructure and drainage pursuant to condition 5 (reserved matter) of outline permission S/2682/13/OL dated 30 November 2016.

Will Cobley (Applicant’s Agent) addressed the Committee in support of the application.

Councillor Hofman (Ward Councillor for Fen Ditton and Fulbourn) addressed the Committee about the application.

In response to Members’ questions the Senior Planner and Strategic Sites Manager said the following:

      i.         In response to comments from Councillor Hofman (Ward Councillor) about the lack of increase in sports pavilion space relative to the increase in sports facilities. Members were advised that that the outline planning permission included a sports pavilion with a gross internal area of 200 square metres. This was increased to 260 square metres in accordance with Sports England guidance for pavilions and clubhouses at reserved matters stage phase 1b. Sports England were consulted on those applications and had raised no objections. The only point they requested was in relation to application 24/0387/S73 where they requested the removal of the proposed pitch flexibility condition as it was considered to be too restrictive.

    ii.         The increased size of the pavilion allows for four changing rooms with toilets, an officials’ office and changing room with toilet, wide corridors for wheelchair users, an accessible toilet, a public toilet, storage for sports equipment / table and chairs and a welcoming foyer with an adjacent kitchen.  

   iii.         In response to concerns raised regarding the proximity of adult outdoor space and children’s outdoor space advised that the layout for the playing pitches was indicative and that condition 3 (Playing Field Management and Maintenance Strategy) required details for the management and maintenance of the playing fields to be submitted to the local planning authority. Condition 10 (Tennis Courts Management) also required details regarding the management and maintenance of the tennis courts to be submitted to the local planning authority prior to their construction.

  iv.         Noted Member’s concern regarding the Litter Bin condition and that this should include reference to recycling.  

    v.         An informative could be added to encourage the installation of a defibrillator and publicly accessible water sources for people / animals.

The Strategic Sites Manager offered the following summary of amendments to the Officer’s recommendation for the planning application reflecting Members’ debate during the meeting to approve the reserved matters application 23/04931/REM subject to:

        i.       the planning conditions and informatives as detailed in Section 27 of this report, with delegated authority to Officers to carry through minor amendments to those conditions and informatives (and include others considered appropriate and necessary) with the addition of:

a. informatives to encourage the installation of a defibrillator and publicly accessible water sources for people / animals; and to

      ii.        the prior completion of a planning obligation by deed under S106 and S106A (as appropriate) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) which secures the necessary modifications to the 2016 Agreement supporting S/2682/13/OL, to release those obligations no longer required as a consequence of the approval of this proposal, to the new planning obligations specified in this report, with delegated authority to Officers to include other relevant planning obligations necessary to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms, and to negotiate, settle and complete such planning obligation in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of JDCC.

The Committee:

Resolved (unanimously) to approve the reserved matters application application 23/04931/REM subject to:

i. the planning conditions and informatives as detailed in Section 27 of this report, with delegated authority to officers to carry through minor amendments to those conditions and informatives (and include others considered appropriate and necessary) with the addition of:

a. informatives to encourage the installation of a defibrillator and publicly accessible water source for people / animals; and to

ii. the prior completion of a planning obligation by deed under S106 and S106A (as appropriate) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) which secures the necessary modifications to the 2016 Agreement supporting S/2682/13/OL, to release those obligations no longer required as a consequence of the approval of this proposal, to the new planning obligations specified in this report, with delegated authority to Officers to include other relevant planning obligations necessary to make the proposal acceptable in planning terms, and to negotiate, settle and complete such planning obligation in consultation with the Chair and Vice Chair of JDCC.